Emil wilhelm mayer



UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

EMIL WILHELM MAYER, or HAMB FIRM OF ANTIGNITrGESELLSCHAFT MIT OF 'SOHLEUSENHOF, GERMANY.

one, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO THE BEsoHRANKTER HAFTUNG,

FlFlE-EXTINGUISHING COMPOUND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

Application filed July 7, 1906- Berialllb. 268.730-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL WILHELMMAYER, a subject of the German Emperor, and a resident of Hambur Germany, (whose ostofiice address is 8 Schleusenbriicke,-'Sc eusenhof,) haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Extinguishing Means, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object a fire-extmguishing means in the form of an emulsion WhlCh acts in such a manner, that it surrounds the burnin Object with an air-exeluding crust and a so generates gases unfavorable to combustion.

The means in accordance with invention differs from known substances for the same purpose by its thoroughly reliable and very speedy action, also because it contains no corrosive or poisonous substances, does not generate any poisonous vapors, and will not readily freeze even at the lowest temperatures.

This novel fire-extinguishing means is obtained by dissolvin a mixture of sodium chlorid, burnt alum, icarbonate of soda, and sulfate of ammonia in water. In another quantity of water glycerin, magnesium chlor1d, sodlum silicate, acetic amyl oxid, and for maldehyde are dissolved in the order iven, and this second solution is then mixe with the first; The mutual reactions of the solutions formdeposits, :which, however, owing to the addition of the glycerin, sink but slowly to the bottom, and as they constitute a specially efiec'tive constituent of the fire-extinguishing medium they should be allowed to remain in theliquid.

The liquid may be pre ared in advance and kept for any length time, onl r stirrin before use in order to mix t c with tile liquid. The used in fire-sprinklers, buckets, &c.

needing deposit composition may be extinguishers, nozzles, As already stated, owing to the glycerin that it contains the insoluble constituents remainfloating for a long time in the liquid, and the glycerin, in combination with the salts also, prevents the'freezing of the liquid. The formalin act as an antiseptic.

and acetic amyl cxid the present Suitable proportions for the first solution are two hundred liters of water, three thousand two hundred and fifty grams sodium chlorid, three hundred and thirty grams burnt alum, three hundred and twenty grams bicarbonate of soda, and two hundred grams ammonium sulfate. For the other liquid four thousand six hundred grams water, two hundried and fifty grams glycerin, one hundred and fifty grams magneslum chlorid, two thousand five hundred grams sodium-silicate solution of 26 Baum, two grams acetic amyl oxid, and thirty-five grams formaldehyde, fort per cent. solution.

aving fully described my said invention, what I claim, and desire torsecure by Letters Patent, is Y 1. Fire extinguishin means, an a ueous solution 0 common salt, alum, bicar onate of soda and sulfate of ammonia, to whichliquid an aqueous solution of glycerin, magnesium chlorid and sodium silicate is subsequently add ed, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A fire-extin uishingcom ound containing an aqueous sdlution of a c 'orid and a carous solution containing" a viscous liquid capable of holding (precipitates formed in suspension, a chlori earth and a silicateof a metal said substances formin an incrustation and iving oil a gas inca ab e of supporting comfiustion', substantial y as descrlbed.

3. Fire-extinguishing means such. as described consisting of a solution of three thousand two hundred and fifty grams sodium chlorid, three hundred and thirty grams burnt alum, three hundred and twenty grams bicarbonate-of soda and two hundred grams sulfate of ammonia in two hundred liters oi- Water, and an, addition of a solution of two hundred and fifty grams glycerin, one hundred-and fifty grams magnesium chlorid, two thousand five hundred grams sodium silicate at 26 Eaum, two grams acetic-amyl oxid and thirty-five grams formaldehyde forty per cent. solution in four thousand six hundred grams water, substantially as set forth.

of the alkalies,

consisting of bonate of a metal of the alkalies and an aqueof a metal of an alkaline 4. Afiie-extinguishing 00m ound containin an inoifu station' and giving off a-gas incaing an aqueous solution of a c lorid and a bipa; "le of supforting combustion, substantially carbonate of a metal of the alkalies and burnt as describe alum anda ueous solution containing a oly- 3 EMIL WILHELM MAYER. 5' atomic alco 01, a chlorid of a metal of the al- Witnesses:

kaline earths,'a, silicate of a metalofthe alka- MAX KAEMPFF,

lies and an antiseptic,'said substances form- ERNEST H. L. MUMMENHOFF. 

